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Stein signs bill securing Medicaid funding in North Carolina

Apr 30

NC lawmakers approve $319M Medicaid funding bill, send it to Stein

Apr 29

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Medicare enrollees can get GLP-1 drugs for $50

More access to affordable weight-loss medications is coming this summer for older adults on Medicare.

May 7

Concerns raised over Medicaid provision affecting immigration status

Apr 23

NC legislative leaders reach deal to fund Medicaid

Apr 22

NC lawmakers press officials over Medicaid shortfall, fraud concerns

Apr 16

NCDHHS lobbies for Medicaid program funding to legislative committee

Mar 10

4 sentenced in $12.7M Medicaid fraud; NC treatment center shut down

Mar 9

Is NC prepared for Medicaid funding cuts? Lawmaker has doubts

Jan 13

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North Carolina lawmakers approve $319M Medicaid funding bill

Apr 29

2:13

Concerns raised over Medicaid provision affecting immigration status

Apr 23

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NC legislative leaders reach deal to fund Medicaid

Apr 22

1:46

NC lawmakers press officials over Medicaid shortfall, fraud concerns

Apr 16

2:08

NCDHHS lobbies for Medicaid program funding to legislative committee

Mar 10

2:40

Is NC prepared for Medicaid funding cuts? Lawmaker has doubts

Jan 13

2:29

NC Medicaid reimbursement rates to be restored

Dec 10, 2025

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Judge temporarily halts Medicaid cuts for autism treatment

Nov 6, 2025

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AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file

State lawmakers talk federal funding cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs

Funding cuts to both last year impact millions in NC.

Jan 13

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file

Trump administration moves to cut off gender-affirming care for transgender youth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans.

Dec 19, 2025

State lawmakers unlikely to reach budget agreement before 2026

With no floor votes expected this week, North Carolina appears headed into 2026 without a new state budget in place.

Dec 17, 2025

NC Medicaid reimbursement rates will be restored to pre-cut levels, Gov. Stein says

Legal challenges from providers and consumers, including children with autism and adult care homes, have successfully blocked some rate reductions.

Dec 10, 2025

Governor Josh Stein calls special session to address Medicaid funding

The special session was called for Monday, November 17.

Nov 6, 2025